While I’d like to say no grandmothers or little girls were eaten in the making of this photograph, that would be an exaggeration. We also somehow managed to eat a dragon, who suddenly appeared on the way to grandma’s house….
Foto Friday: It Ain’t Easy Livin’ The Thug Life
It ain’t easy living the Thug Life. You get up, you gotta put on a tiarra, then you have to do some gangsta shit. You eat well, you dress well, you sleep well. You wake up in the middle of…
5 Kickass Apps for Travellers
One of the annoying things about travel apps is that having too many can inadvertently turn you into one of those travellers who never fully leaves home. The sort that has no need to interact with anyone because “there’s an…
The Joy of Eating Street Food
Before we left for our six-month honeymoon to India back in 2007, we received all sorts of unsolicited advice in New Jersey, where we had a Four Hour Layover Fiesta, with the biggest family naan I have ever seen. And…
Our Kahani, 2013
IshqInABackpack.com co-creator and author Navdeep Singh Dhillon shares Our Kahani, from New York City to India.
Our Kahani
Our Kahani means Our Story, but I won’t ever call it that for the same reason I will never say What is your problem? instead of What is your funda? Or say chai-tea, or naan-bread. And if anyone translated IshqInABackpack as…
Navdeep’s Ultimate Hot Toddy Recipe
After a lovely weekend of sunshine in New York City, out of nowhere I came down with a full on cold – sore throat, sniffles, the works. My immediate reaction is to skip the cold medicine and go straight to…
Riveting Post on Just Getting To The Airport For Our New Orleans Adventure!
We leave the house on time to get to the airport this morning. A first for us in quite a while. We didn’t have diaper bags to pack, milk bottles to fill, or a sleeping baby to manhandle into her…
Video: Gear Review “The Road to Hana – R2H – Audio CD Guide”
Video: Lahaina Whale Watching Bust with Spectacular Views of Maui
Video: Sona and Navdeep Jump Out of a Plane in Hawaii
We got a bit bored of hanging out by the shops in Waikiki, and it was my brother-in-law Tarun’s birthday, so we all thought the best option was for all three of us to jump out of a plane. No,…
Going Local: An Insider’s Guide to Pakistan and India’s Film Industry
The Woods, they are a confusing place. Bollywood is just a player in India’s massive cinema scene. Get the low down on Bollywood, Mollywood, Tollywood, and yes, even Kollywood. I am also including Lollywood (you heard me right) even though…
